Christmas lights: How much do they ACTUALLY cost? Six ways to save on your electric bill

THIS TIME of year means we’ve all decked our homes with colourful decorations, and this often involves hanging Christmas lights outside, as well as stringing fairy lights around inside too. But what damage is this going to do to your electricity bill?

The majority of homes will have their Christmas decorations up by now, with many houses adorned with bright lights outside as well as inside. Your Christmas tree will be covered from top to bottom with fairy lights you’ve most likely pulled from the attic, from a box of festive decor you bring down every single year. However, using these old lights could be detrimental to your electricity bill as they're likely not as cost efficient as newer energy saving bulbs. The experts at Hometree have constructed a graph explaining the difference in costs with house Light decorations and Christmas tree lights compared with incandescent bulbs and LED bulbs.